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a devotee of motion pictures

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        • Berlinale Review: ‘Logan’ Redefines a Tired Genre by Diminishing Excesses and Finding Its HumanityBerlinale Review: ‘Logan’ Redefines a Tired Genre by Diminishing Excesses and Finding Its HumanityFebruary 17, 2017
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        • How Color Is The Key To Unlocking Netflix’s Subversive Cult Body-Horror Hit ‘The Perfection’

          How Color Is The Key To Unlocking Netflix’s Subversive Cult Body-Horror Hit ‘The Perfection’

          January 24, 2022
        • ‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

          ‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

          January 24, 2022
        • Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

          Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

          January 24, 2022
        • Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

          Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

          January 24, 2022
        • Free Guy’s Marxist Parallels To John Carpenter’s They Live

          Free Guy’s Marxist Parallels To John Carpenter’s They Live

          January 24, 2022
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        • Director Kari Skogland On ‘The Loudest Voice’s Cautionary Tale, Marvel’s ‘Falcon & Winter Soldier’ & More [Interview]Director Kari Skogland On ‘The Loudest Voice’s Cautionary Tale, Marvel’s ‘Falcon & Winter Soldier’ & More [Interview]October 9, 2019
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        • ‘Entertainment right now can be sinister’: Jane Schoenbrun on ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’

          ‘Entertainment right now can be sinister’: Jane Schoenbrun on ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’

          May 30, 2022
        • Interstellar improv: Don Lake spills on the stars behind Netflix’s ‘Space Force’

          Interstellar improv: Don Lake spills on the stars behind Netflix’s ‘Space Force’

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Pamela Adlon on Bringing Out the Dead for the Final Season of Better Things

          Interview: Pamela Adlon on Bringing Out the Dead for the Final Season of Better Things

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Kristen Stewart on Channeling Princess Diana for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer

          Interview: Kristen Stewart on Channeling Princess Diana for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer

          May 30, 2022
        • Interview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American West

          Interview: Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog and the Myth of the American West

          May 30, 2022
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        • French Filmmaker Guillaume Canet Shooting Sequel to ‘Little White Lies’ With Marion CotillardFrench Filmmaker Guillaume Canet Shooting Sequel to ‘Little White Lies’ With Marion CotillardApril 12, 2018
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        • Read an excerpt from an SF Indiefest award-winning local screenplay

          Read an excerpt from an SF Indiefest award-winning local screenplay

          May 30, 2022
        • 12 Best Original Netflix Movies, Ranked

          12 Best Original Netflix Movies, Ranked

          January 24, 2022
        • Jurassic World: Why There Can Never Be Another Park

          Jurassic World: Why There Can Never Be Another Park

          January 24, 2022
        • 13 Scariest Scenes from The Haunting Series That Terrified Us on Netflix

          13 Scariest Scenes from The Haunting Series That Terrified Us on Netflix

          January 24, 2022
        • 10 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

          10 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

          January 24, 2022
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        • Surreal Stroll Stalking a Superlative Sonoma SunsetSurreal Stroll Stalking a Superlative Sonoma SunsetDecember 18, 2016
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        • Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”

          Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”

          November 19, 2018
        • The Berlinale 2017 Highlight Reel

          The Berlinale 2017 Highlight Reel

          June 8, 2017
        • “DISCREET” Berlinale Interview

          “DISCREET” Berlinale Interview

          June 8, 2017
        • Roasted Chicken Recipe (Trading Post, Cloverdale, CA)

          Roasted Chicken Recipe (Trading Post, Cloverdale, CA)

          June 8, 2017
        • LA LA LAND takes field-leading 8 ACCA wins, including Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle

          LA LA LAND takes field-leading 8 ACCA wins, including Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle

          February 9, 2017
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        • Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”Watch The Trailer For My New Short Film, “Dave’s Last Night on Earth”November 19, 2018
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        • Emily Mkrtichian on New Artsakh Documentary, “There Was, There Was Not

          Emily Mkrtichian on New Artsakh Documentary, “There Was, There Was Not

          December 17, 2024
        • David Dastmalchian Discusses Career, “Late Night with the Devil,” Dream Collaborations, and More

          David Dastmalchian Discusses Career, “Late Night with the Devil,” Dream Collaborations, and More

          August 22, 2024
        • June Squibb and Josh Margolin Dish on “Thelma”

          June Squibb and Josh Margolin Dish on “Thelma”

          June 29, 2024
        • Boots Riley Talks ”I’m a Virgo,” ”Sorry to Bother You,” Oakland, Gaza, & Leftist Politics

          Boots Riley Talks ”I’m a Virgo,” ”Sorry to Bother You,” Oakland, Gaza, & Leftist Politics

          November 9, 2023
        • Marc Turtletaub Talks ”Jules,” Sir Ben Kingsley, Producing, Directing, & More

          Marc Turtletaub Talks ”Jules,” Sir Ben Kingsley, Producing, Directing, & More

          September 1, 2023
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About Alex Arabian

My name is Alex Arabian, and I am a freelance writer, film critic, and filmmaker. I possess an obsessive, endless, encyclopedic knowledge of film.

The Brains Behind Zelma Stone: A Journey Into Dreamland

The Brains Behind Zelma Stone: A Journey Into Dreamland

Nov 17, 2020

[Published at Living Life Fearless] “Take your broken heart, make it into art.” Said the late, great Carrie Fisher. Chloe...

How a New Generation of Politically-Charged Films are Reawakening the Spirit of Italian Neorealism

How a New Generation of Politically-Charged Films are Reawakening the Spirit of Italian Neorealism

Mar 14, 2020

[Published at Slash Film] It’s difficult to place into words the impact Italian Neorealism has personally had on me. The genre speaks...

‘Extra Ordinary’ Star Will Forte on His Favorite ‘SNL’ Sketches, His Terrible Irish Accent, and the Status of the ‘MacGruber’ TV Series [Interview]

‘Extra Ordinary’ Star Will Forte on His Favorite ‘SNL’ Sketches, His Terrible Irish Accent, and the Status of the ‘MacGruber’ TV Series [Interview]

Mar 14, 2020

[Published at Slash Film] Comedy icon Will Forte received his first few breaks in Hollywood as a writer more than 20 years...

What It’s Like to Run the Walt Disney World Marathon

What It’s Like to Run the Walt Disney World Marathon

Mar 14, 2020

[Published at Slash Film] I ran the Walt Disney World Marathon on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Before delving into the magic of...

Willem Dafoe on ‘My Hindu Friend’ and Working With Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson and Lars Von Trier [Interview]

Willem Dafoe on ‘My Hindu Friend’ and Working With Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson and Lars Von Trier [Interview]

Jan 21, 2020

[Published at Slash Film] When the term character actor is used in film discourse, Willem Dafoe is one of the most common...

Dave Chappelle still thinks trans people are funny, Greta Thunberg not so much

Dave Chappelle still thinks trans people are funny, Greta Thunberg not so much

Jan 7, 2020

[Published at the San Francisco Chronicle] Dave Chappelle kicked off his first weekend of the new year with a rare,...

Documentary Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield Shares the Books and Movies You Should Read and Watch Alongside Her Work [Interview]

Documentary Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield Shares the Books and Movies You Should Read and Watch Alongside Her Work [Interview]

Jan 7, 2020

[Published at Slash Film] Lauren Greenfield has been a professional photographer since the Reagan era, documenting the American Dream’s devolution into...

‘Bombshell’ Director Jay Roach on Striving For Authenticity and Whether He’ll Ever Return to ‘Austin Powers’ [Interview]

‘Bombshell’ Director Jay Roach on Striving For Authenticity and Whether He’ll Ever Return to ‘Austin Powers’ [Interview]

Jan 7, 2020

[Published at Slash Film] Traversing slapstick comedy, political satire, and political docudrama sharpshooting seamlessly, director Jay Roach’s unorthodox  career trajectory serves...

The Facade of Freedom of Speech: U.S. Politics, Film, & Government Institutions Behind Closed Doors

The Facade of Freedom of Speech: U.S. Politics, Film, & Government Institutions Behind Closed Doors

Jan 7, 2020

[Published at Living Life Fearless] The more invasive form of censorship in film, the kind that isn’t meant to be...

The Facade of Freedom of Speech: The Reign of the MPAA

The Facade of Freedom of Speech: The Reign of the MPAA

Jan 7, 2020

[Published at Living Life Fearless] The second entry in the censorship series tells the story of a man who tossed...

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